Oxus ὀξύς
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| ὀξύς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | oxus |
| Strong's number | G3691 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | sharp/swift |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (6) |
Oxus (Greek ὀξύς, Strong's G3691) is a Greek adjective meaning “sharp/swift”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὄξύς, -εῖα, -ύ
[in LXX: Psa.57:4, al. (חַד), Amo.2:15 (קַל), Isa.5:28 (שָׁנַן), etc. ;]
1. sharp: Rev.1:16 2:12 14:14, 17-18 19:15.
2. Of motion, swift: Rom.3:15 (LXX ταχινός).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Psa.57:4, al. (חַד), Amo.2:15 (קַל), Isa.5:28 (שָׁנַן), etc. ;]
1. sharp: Rev.1:16 2:12 14:14, 17-18 19:15.
2. Of motion, swift: Rom.3:15 (LXX ταχινός).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sharp (7), swift (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sharp (7), swift (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Oxus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 3:15Their feet are swift to shed blood:“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Revelation
- Revelation 1:16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
- Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
- Revelation 14:17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
- Revelation 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
- Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).